Synonyms of headwinds

headwinds

noun

plural of headwind

as in winds

an air movement that is blowing toward something (such as a ship or an airplane) as it moves forward

Stiff headwinds caused the flight to take longer than expected.

Related Words

• winds
• airs
• gales
• blows
• westerlies
• northers
• breezes
• breaths
• puffs
• zephyrs
• currents
• flurries
• northeasters
• wafts
• blasts
• southeasters
• northwesters
• whiffs
• southwesters
• squalls
• sea breezes
• windstorms
• drafts
• tornadoes
• tempests
• airflows

Dissimilar Words

• calms
• tailwinds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of headwinds

Despite the anxiety among investors that the bull market has to end, and all the headwinds that can be pointed to that may cause a correction if not a bear market, 10 out of 11 sectors in the S&P 500 just beat earnings estimates. — Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Grassroots fundraisers face competing headwinds, according to For Good interim president Tamara Mahal. — James Pollard, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Ornelas and some of her colleagues have recently created the Health and Power Organizing Project, a coalition of academics and advocates to provide a counterweight to political headwinds. — Anil Oza, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026

But they’re plagued by high costs, inefficiencies, commercial setbacks, struggling carbon markets, and political headwinds in the United States. — Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2026

As many researchers have pointed out to us, there is no better time in history to be doing science, even when working against the headwinds of funding cuts and the rampant spread of misinformation. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

Today, colleges and universities face accelerating headwinds. — Laura MacDonald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Such headwinds are unfamiliar for Reform, which had previously been in the ascendancy, leading national opinion polls and enjoying historic gains in local elections. — Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

For all the headwinds confronting Jolly, Republicans may encounter their own turbulence. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026